Category Archives: Z-2016 Past Meetings-Seminars

German Interest Group Upcoming Genealogical Talks and Conferences

by Charles Hansen

Dear GIG Friends,

 

New Books

 

Dorothy will bring the new book, “Trace Your German Roots Online – A Complete Guide to German Genealogy Websites” by James Beidler, to the May GIG meeting so you can see it.  You may want to try the possible 15% discount from Lisa Louise Cooke by using this discount code      GENEALOGYGEMS15       http://www.shopfamilytree.com/trace-your-german-roots-online?utm_source=linkconnector&utm_medium=affiliate&cid=affiliate

 

There is another book to be published shortly that may interest you, too.  “German Census Records, 1816 – 1916: The When, Where, And How of a Valuable Genealogical Resource” by Roger Minert.           http://www.familyrootspublishing.com/store/product_view.php?id=3145

 

 

 

Free webinars about German research on Wed, May 18th:

1)  “Mining the Über-sites for German Ancestors” by James Beidler at 11 am but free for 7 days afterwards   http://familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-webinars.php

2)  “Translating Latin Records of German (and other) Catholic Churches” by Jean Wilcox Hibben at 6pm but must watch live unless you are a member.  http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/webinar/jes-index.html    You must register here to obtain the weblink to watch it live.

 

Some websites & articles:

“German Civil Registration” Guide by Ancestry at http://c.ancestry.com/cs/media/social-research-german-civil-registration.pdf?o_xid=63231&o_lid=63231&o_sch=Email+-+Programs

“German Resource Spotlight: Archion.de ” about German Protestant church books  http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2016/03/15/GermanResourceSpotlightArchionde.aspx

“German Resource Spotlight: The German Genealogy Facebook Group” details at   http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2016/03/23/GermanResourceSpotlightTheGermanGenealogyFacebookGroup.aspx

 

Upcoming Genealogy Talks, Conferences, etc. 

 

Seattle Genealogical Society Spring Seminar

“Finding Solutions To Your Toughest Research Problems, Utilizing Migration Routes, Civil War Records And Online Techniques” & the speaker is William Dollarhide.  Sat, May 21 from 9:45am to 3:30pm at the Fairview Christian School. For more details go to  http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org/2016springseminar-info

 

For those researching in Eastern Europe, Lisa Alzo & Thomas MacEntee are doing the “Eastern European Boot Camp” on Sat, May 14th, 8 am- 11:30 am PDT. For more details about viewing later & the special $9.95 sale price go to http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e6b48e8de3ee2e5430b75a4d5&id=63c88f8a29&e=eaf0e894bf

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Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State presents 2 speakers in one evening on Monday, May 9, 2016:

THE JOURNEY OF ALBERT LEVY by Ashley-Rae Bobman AND
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SEATTLE SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY by Isaac Azose

Location:
LDS Factoria Building
4200 124th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
·  Doors open at 6:30 p.m., for all to enjoy the extensive JGSWS Library and Family History Center’s genealogical resources!·  Both presentations start promptly at 7:15 p.m.

·  FREE Wi-Fi and FREE access to for-fee genealogical websites available

·  Free admission and refreshments

 

 

Our website:

We are looking for a photo to use as a banner for our new website–it must be wider than tall.  The other option would be to use two or three photos.

Please send photos to us at GermanInterestGroupEGS@outlook.com

 

 

                           See you on Friday, 5/6/16 at 1 p.m.!

 

 

Tacoma-Pierce County Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting at Bates Technical College, South Campus, Tuesday, May 10, 2016

 

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Do you have a brick wall that you need help with?  Dusty Gorman will lead a brainstorming session that will hopefully help give you another idea on where to look.  Join us at 6 and to get some help, or to help someone with their brick wall.

 

Then after a short business meeting, Jean Fisher will be presenting an overview of how to use Find My Past, Tacoma Public Library’s newest online genealogy resource, thanks to the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society! Find My Past provides access to an ever-expanding collection of over 2 billion historical records. With especially strong in coverage in Ireland, England and Scotland, it also includes thousands of records from Canada and the United States.  You’ll find parish and census records, vital records, military records, and enhanced access to PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index). I’ll also demonstrate how to create a free account to save your research and build a family tree. Find My Past is available for free in-library use at all Tacoma Public Library locations through the generous support of the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society.

TPCGS monthly meetings are held September – May at Bates Technical College, South Campus, Building E, 2201 South 78th St., Tacoma.  Meetings are from 6pm – 9pm.  In between the two talks, there will be a short business meeting along with a social time and light refreshments.  Find more information at www.tpcgs.org

 

Lower Columbia Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

Lower Columbia GS

What’s new at  at our meeting! Come join us and see!

The creators of FIND A GRAVE had the ultimate goal of creating a comprehensive ‘virtual cemetery’ online where loved ones could visit graves, leave flowers, etc. when they cannot do so in real life.  With the development of the internet, it rapidly became a valuable resource tool for genealogists.  Our member MARILYN CLARK has spent considerable time learning to effectively use this tool, and in the past has shared some of her knowledge with the

LOWER COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

We are fortunate that she again will review the basics, and move on to share everything new at the May meeting.  Please join us!!

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walcolgs/

 

SOMERSET RETIREMENT APARTMENTS

2025 TIBBETTS DRIVE, LONGVIEW

DINING ROOM      7:00 PM

Thursday, May 12, 2016

VISITORS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

Seattle Genealogical Society News

by Charles Hansen

Seattle

JUST IN TO THE LIBRARY!

The May/June 2016 issue of Your Genealogy Today is now in the SGS Library. The issue features a synopsis of several different websites for German Surname Distribution Maps. Here you may be able to locate your ancestor’s village! Also featured is an article about solving mysteries in cemeteries. Come on into the library and check out this newest issue of Your Genealogy Today;  it’s on the coffee table!

Don’t Miss SGS’s Featured Speaker:
William Dollarhide !!

Nationally Renowned Speaker and Author
“Finding Solutions to Your Toughest Research Problems”

SGS’s Spring Seminar
May 21st
Fairview Christian School
844 NE 78th Street
Seattle, WA

For more information go to the SGS Website:

http://seattlegenealogicalsociety.org   – or –

call the Library @ 206.622.8658

** Remember if you have a PayPal account you can use the new “Online Registration” feature

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Eastside Genealogical Society German Interest Group Meeting

by Charles Hansen

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Dear Genealogy Friends,

Our  next German Interest Group Meeting will be held next Friday, May 6, 2016, from 1 – 3 p.m.  Please invite your friends and relatives – anyone who would be interested in genealogy and our meeting topics – all are welcome!

The location is:  the LDS Church at 10675 NE 20th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004.

Attached is the flyer for this meeting, as well as one of the Location and Surname Sheet you need to fill out and return to us.  The other alternatives are for you to just send us an email at GermanInterestGroupEGS@outlook.com that lists the German State names, the city/town names, and the surnames that you are researching.  If you don’t fill out the form prior to next Friday’s meeting, please bring it with you.
Flyer for 5-6-16 GIG Meeting
Our program will be:

“Small Group Sharing – Divided into specific German Empire Regions”

We will break into small groups of the 16th States of Germany and adjacent countries for discussion of where our ancestors came from:

Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, and Thuringia.

Discussion will include sharing research tips, possible answers to research questions & maybe locating someone researching in the same village or even the same surname. It will be an interesting & interactive meeting as groups discuss the various parts of Germany, Russia, Poland, France/Alsace, etc., where their German speaking ancestors had lived.

 

Please email us at GermanInterestGroupEGS@outlook.com with a list of the States/Countries your ancestors lived in and the surnames you are researching. Alternatively, you can fill out the attached form and email it to us at the same email address.

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Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State Meeting

by Charles Hansen

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State meets on the second Monday of each month, from September through June.  Doors open at 6:30 p.m.  Our meeting location, since September 2013, is the LDS Factoria Building, 4200 124th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 (in Factoria, just off I-90 and I-405).

NEXT MEETING: Monday, May 9, 2016
at the LDS Factoria Building

  • Presentation starts at 7:15 PM
  • Doors open at 6:30 PM
  • Free admission and refreshments
  • Free Wi-Fi

Come early to use the Family History Library computers and databases, as well as our extensive JGSWS library!

“The Journey of Albert Levy,” presented by Ashley-Rae Bobman
AND “The Beginnings of the Seattle Sephardic Community,” presented by Isaac Azose

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Jefferson County Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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“I’ve Had My DNA Tested: What Now?”

Many people have had their DNA tested only to get confusing results and don’t know how to utilize them. Mary Kathryn Kozy, a knowledgeable and favorite speaker at the monthly meetings of Jefferson County Genealogical Society (JCGS), plans to help all of us learn what DNA testing is, what it can (and can’t) tell you, and give you some help interpreting those results from your autosomal and/or Y-DNA testing.

Bring your DNA results to the JCGS meeting the morning of Saturday, May 21, 9:30 coffee/tea, 10:00 – 11:30 program, at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 W. Valley Rd, in Chimicum.

The public is invited to come and participate. In addition to helping people, Mary Kathryn will talk about 3rd party tools, contacting matches (aka “cousins”), and how to determine when more testing needs to be done. Donations for future JCGS programming will be gratefully accepted.  <www.wajcgs.org>

Seattle’s Mary Kathryn Kozy has been doing genealogical researching for over 35 years and in many different areas. She has served in multiple positions in genealogical societies on both local and state levels. Mary Kathryn is currently the Secretary of the Jewish Genealogical Society of WA State and speaks to many groups in the Puget Sound area. She recently completed her second bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and Systems, and is currently enrolled in the ProGen program with an eye toward certification.

THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News

by Charles Hansen

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THE GENEALOGICAL FORUM OF OREGON Wednesday Evening E-News 27 April 2016

For more information visit www.gfo.org, contact us at info@gfo.org, or call our library at 503-963-1932. We love hearing from you!

For a complete GFO CALENDAR go to www.gfo.org/calendar.htm.

Also, if you missed your free copy of our monthly Insider, you’re in luck because we saved you a copy at http://www.gfo.org/insider/16-May.pdf.

Calling All Volunteers, Saturday, April 30, 2016!

LAundry

Have an hour to spare to help us spruce up the GFO Library this Saturday?
We could use a few helping hands on Saturday, April 30, 2:30 p.m. to spiff-up and clean the GFO Library in preparation for a special event taking place on Sunday, May 1. What are we talking about? Spending about 1 hour or so doing some moving and re-arranging of tables and chairs, vacuuming, dusting, and table and chair surface cleaning.

If you can help, please shoot Cathy Lauer an e-mail at catlauer@comcast.net and let her know!

And as always, thank you for all you do. Your contributions are what keep the GFO’s doors open each year!

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Kittitas Valley Gen Society Newsflash

by Charles Hansen

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Next Kittitas Co. Genealogical Society meeting May 2nd is

A Field Trip to the CWU library , which has an archives–different from the State Archives on the CWU campus.  CWU library is the huge 4 story building on south side of 14th Ave in Ellensburg WA, a block East of D Street (Wildcat Way). Entrance on East side of that CWU library.

Meeting will be by 3rd floor desk, but we can meet at 6:45 PM in CWU library lobby.

Easiest parking if you can walk easily is SW corner of 14th and D St (Wildcat Way), or get dropped off, or take your chances getting parking at the CWU library lot.

Those archivists actually did attend our April meeting and should be ready for us.

Speaking of Family History Center, starting May 1, their new hours will be Wed 10-noon, and BY APPT ONLY at 7pm (if Thurs evening inconvenient).  Thurs 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm and every week evening hours Thurs. 7 pm- 8:30 pm. For appointments and questions call Director Christine Fowler 509-306-9279.  We will be open this summer.  As of now, the only week for sure closed is 4th of July week.  KCGS member Tuck Forsythe works Wed 10-12 shift, but rarely during the summer.  You pump up your skills&spirit, just by coming in to experience Chris Fowler’s infectious enthusiasm!

 

 Special announcements:

Wed Apr 27 our KCGS library will not be open only 10 AM – noon so that afternoon, Mary can attend county archive-librarians association CAMAH meeting.

 June Meeting also a field trip Sat June 25th to KCGS member Angela Neller’s new interpretive museum at Priest Rapids Dam on Columbia River.  Angie spent 5 years planning this great new museum.  Car Pool at 9 AM in parking lot on Water Street behind our KCGS office. BRING A SACK LUNCH.

 7 pm June 6th (would have been our meeting night) President Diane Huckabay will show movies of Priest Rapids (or other) dam construction, preparatory to our field trip there 9AMJune 25th, 2016.

 Friday May 13th from 2 pm to 5 pm at the 420 Building (SE corner of Pearl and 5th in Ellensburg) President Diane Huckabay will show us how to learn digital indexing of 1890s newspapers currently stored in our KCGS library.  She needs to train more of us to help make an index to genealogical events in 1897 Ellensburg newspapers.

 August 14 at 4pm annual KCGS picnic at Mary and Lew Christensens’s home (also her childhood Mary Lou Rizer’s home) 60 Moe Road (directions coming later).

 No Sept meeting because of Labor Day and County Fair

Oct program Judy Clayton

Nov program Erik Bakke on Special Censuses

5 Dec 6 PM Annual KCGS Dinner (if you pay your fee early) at Methodist Church

 PLEA TO TELL Tuck Forsythe, Treas, who returned 2016 KCGS membership payment a month ago in a self-­addressed-stamped envelope (it was just cash with no name)  Whom should I credit with 2016 dues?

Tuck’s email  : forsythe (at) fairpoint.net

Or KCGS, 413 N. Main St, Suite L, Ellensburg WA 98926-3083

or  Tuck’s phone message 509 925 2356

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